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• FBI investigating death of Utah woman in domestic dispute on cruise ship

  26-07-2017 23:54
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A domestic dispute aboard a cruise ship led to the death of a 39-year-old Utah woman, and the FBI is investigating what happened in U.S. waters off Alaska, the agency said Wednesday.Princess Cruises said the woman died Tuesday night on the Emerald Princess, which was carrying 3,400 passengers and 1,100 crew members on a weeklong trip that left Sunday from Seattle.Company spokeswoman Negin Kamali declined to provide any other details about the case, referring questions t
  
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• 'Torrential' thunderstorms flood East High School, Wasatch Front intersections

  26-07-2017 23:53
  Heavy rain overwhelmed storm drains along the Wasatch Front early Wednesday, flooding homes, damaging schools - including East High School - and closing down numerous low-lying intersections and reducing much of the morning commute into a crawl.
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• Is Bears Ears too big? New poll says Utahns split on shrinking the monument

  26-07-2017 23:53
  While Utah's political leaders are largely united in arguing the new Bears Ears National Monument must be shrunk, a far smaller share of Utahns agree that the 1.3 million-acre monument covers too much terrain in San Juan County.A new Salt Lake Trib...
  
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• University of Utah, other Utah colleges not ranked among top U.S. colleges to work for

  26-07-2017 23:51
  For the second time in recent years, the University of Utah was not ranked among the top 79 U.S. colleges and universities considered great to work for by employees, but school officials say they do not find the omission too concerning.
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• Two married couples from Weber County dead after small plane crashes on Interstate 15 near Riverdale Road

  26-07-2017 23:38
  Two married couples from Weber County died Wednesday afternoon when a small plane crashed on Interstate 15 near Riverdale Road, the Utah Department of Public Safety said.
  The victims were Layne Clarke, 48, and Diana Clarke, 46, of Taylor, an unincor...
  
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• Small plane crashes on Utah freeway, killing two married couples

  26-07-2017 23:38
  Two married couples from Weber County died Wednesday afternoon when a small plane crashed on Interstate 15 near Riverdale Road, the Utah Department of Public Safety said.
  The victims were Layne Clarke, 48, and Diana Clarke, 46, of Taylor, an unincor...
  
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• Herbert names his lieutenant governor as 'homeless czar,' opens new front on lawlessness around Salt Lake City's shelter

  26-07-2017 23:38
  More cops, more jail beds, more treatment for addicts and Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox will be the "homeless czar" - coordinating efforts among various agencies to mitigate lawlessness in the Rio Grande District surrounding the homeless shelter.
  Those are ab...
  
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• Four dead after small plane crashes on Interstate 15 near Riverdale Road

  26-07-2017 23:38
  Four people died Wednesday afternoon when a small plane crashed on Interstate 15 near Riverdale Road, the Utah Department of Public Safety said.
  Officials were working on notifying family members, according to DPS, which first tweeted about the crash...
  
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• Arizona man killed in St. George rollover crash

  26-07-2017 23:28
  
  An Arizona man was killed on state Route 7 east of St. George Wednesday morning in a rollover accident.
  
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• Northbound I-15 reopens after crash, vehicle fire in SLC

  26-07-2017 23:23
  
  Northbound I-15 at 2100 South in Salt Lake City has reopened after flames engulfed two cars Wednesday afternoon following a crash, according to the Utah Department of Transportation.
  
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• Crash, vehicle fire closes northbound I-15 in SLC

  26-07-2017 23:23
  
  Flames engulfed two cars after a crash on northbound I-15 at 2100 South in Salt Lake City closed the freeway Wednesday afternoon, according to the KSL Traffic Center.
  
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• Car fire slows traffic on I-15 near 2300 South in Salt Lake City

  26-07-2017 22:57
  Northbound lanes on Interstate 15 near 2300 South were affected Wednesday afternoon due to a vehicle fire, according to the Utah Department of Transportation reported.
  The fire occurred at about 2:35 p.m.
  Four northbound lanes were closed. Traffic wa...
  
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• Utah's transgender military vets stunned by Trump's reinstatement of service ban

  26-07-2017 22:33
  For 20 years, Sue Robbins and Angie Rice served their country in silence.
  Robbins was a tank gunner and satellite communications specialist in the U.S. Army; Rice a Navy pilot.Neither was able to live or serve openly as a transgender woman, as both...
  
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• New MTC buildings in Provo include larger classrooms, outside study space

  26-07-2017 22:30
  PROVO — Kelly Mills knows the Provo Missionary Training Center is not intended as the ultimate destination for the tens of thousands of Mormon missionaries who pass through it each year.But Mills, the director overseeing the Provo center and others like it worldwide for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, believes a sense of place is important for those missionaries, even if they're only there for a few months, or in some cases a few weeks.That's why every aspect of two new si
  
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• Midway man donates kidney to former missionary companion

  26-07-2017 22:26
  SALT LAKE CITY — Eight years ago, Maka Aulava was diagnosed with diabetes, a disease that can potentially cause many other health issues, including kidney failure."I got pretty sick. I was throwing up every day and kind of running out of energy," said Aulava, 42. The Orem man went to the doctor and received a tough diagnosis in January 2016."They called me the next day and said, 'It's urgent you come see us,'" Aulava remembered. "(They said,) 'Your kidneys are not functioning correctly."Au
  
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• Squatty Potty looks to develop a 'poop emoji plunger'

  26-07-2017 22:19
  Squatty Potty hopes to lure in emoji fans with a new Kickstarter campaign.The Utah-based toilet stool company launched a Kickstarter campaign this week to gauge how much demand there is for a new product that can only be described as “a poo emoji toilet plunger,” according to a company press release.The campaign, which will run for 30 days, seeks $70,000.Discount for the potential plunger will be given to the first 100 pledges. Anyone who gives to the campaign and orders the device w
  
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• 1 dead, 1 seriously injured after driver flees police, crashes into semitruck

  26-07-2017 22:19
  
  A “serious crash” has closed southbound lanes of U.S. 89 at the mouth of Sardine Canyon, police said.
  
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• 4 dead after plane crash closes I-15 northbound near Riverdale Road

  26-07-2017 22:18
  
  Four people are reported dead after a small plane crashed onto I-15 in Riverdale on Wednesday, snarling freeway traffic.
  
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• A. Scott Anderson: Business recruitment incentives make sense for Utah’s economy

  26-07-2017 22:10
  Some 50 years ago, then-Gov. Calvin Rampton engaged a group of business and civic leaders who became known as Rampton’s Raiders. They made several trips to coastal and Midwestern cities to entice businesses to re-locate to Utah.Rampton’s legacy continues today — but with more intensity. Business recruitment has always been very competitive among various cities, regions and states. Today, it is highly sophisticated and very aggressive, with states and localities fighting vigorou
  
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• Orem candidate says city emails show mayor broke law playing politics with taxpayer resources

  26-07-2017 21:57
  Orem mayoral candidate Hans Andersen says he has documents that show incumbent Mayor Richard Brunst violated state law by ordering use of city resources to fight voter referendums and for other political purposes.
  Brunst says he broke no laws, and th...
  
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• Lawmaker: Utah's veteran educators may need to 'die off' before technology fills classrooms

  26-07-2017 21:57
  Public school teachers are too slow to embrace classroom technology purchased by the state, according to some Utah lawmakers.
  They voiced that concern Wednesday as members of the state Legislature's Public Education Appropriations Committee met to di...
  
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• Gov. Gary Herbert opens new front on lawlessness around Salt Lake City's homeless shelter

  26-07-2017 21:57
  More cops, more jail beds, more treatment beds and Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox will be the homeless czar - coordinating efforts of various agencies to mitigate lawlessness in the Rio Grande District surrounding the homeless shelter.
  Those are about the only...
  
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• Frustrated Wayne County attorney resigns, publicly explains reasons to counter 'outrageous rumors'

  26-07-2017 21:45
  There have been rumors in southern Utah that former Wayne County Attorney LeEllen McCartney wanted to put to rest.
  No, she didn't resign her elected post after a fight with the sheriff on the side of the road. No, she didn't quit in exchange for a gu...
  
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• Casualties reported after small plane crashes on Interstate 15 near Riverdale Road

  26-07-2017 21:40
  An unknown number of casualties were reported when a small plane crashed on Interstate 15 near Riverdale Road on Wednesday afternoon, the Utah Department of Public Safety reported at about 1 p.m.
  The plane reportedly landed in the median, and tweets ...
  
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• Casualties reported after plane crash closes I-15 northbound near Riverdale Road

  26-07-2017 21:35
  
  A small plane crashed into the I-15 median near Riverdale Road, causing casualties and blocking northbound traffic Wednesday afternoon, the Utah Highway Patrol said.
  
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• Trump calls for release of Utahn Josh Holt during talks on Venezuela sanctions

  26-07-2017 21:27
  While discussing new Venezuela sanctions in a conference call Wednesday, President Donald Trump called for the release of Utah native Josh Holt, who has been held in a Venezuelan prison for more than a year.
  Holt was accused of possessing illegal wea...
  
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• Fatalities reported in small plane crash onto I-15 in Riverdale (+video)

  26-07-2017 21:05
  RIVERDALE — A small plane was involved in a fatal crash onto I-15 in Riverdale on Wednesday, snarling freeway traffic.The Utah Department of Public Safety confirmed the crash shortly before 1 p.m. The department said casualties have been reported in the crash. Additional details have not been released.All northbound lanes were closed and southbound traffic was down to one lane as crews responded, police said, warning that significant delays are expected throughout the afternoon.https://www
  
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• 4 dead in I-15 plane crash (+video)

  26-07-2017 21:05
  RIVERDALE — Four people are reported dead after a small plane crashed onto I-15 in Riverdale on Wednesday, snarling freeway traffic.The Utah Department of Public Safety confirmed the crash shortly before 1 p.m. The department said four casualties have been reported in the crash.The Federal Aviation Administration reported the Beech A36 Bonanza took off from Ogden-Hinckley Airport, then crashed a half-mile away for unknown reasons.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed26nWirEE0&feature=yout
  
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• 2 Weber County couples killed in plane crash on I-15

  26-07-2017 21:05
  RIVERDALE, Weber County — Two couples from Weber County died Wednesday when a small plane crashed down onto I-15 in Riverdale, snarling freeway traffic for hours.Layne and Diana Clarke, ages 48 and 46, of Taylor, were killed in the crash along with Perry and Sarah Huffaker, ages 45 and 42, of West Haven, the Utah Department of Public Safety reported.Officials have not yet identified who was flying the plane.The Beech A36 Bonanza that the couples were flying in took off from Ogden-Hinckley
  
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• Utah leaders warn drug lords 'we're coming,' but disclose no details of new plan

  26-07-2017 20:51
  SALT LAKE CITY — They have a new plan.After a closed-door meeting Wednesday that ran more than an hour over schedule, Gov. Gary Herbert, House Speaker Greg Hughes and others joined local mayors to announce a new "collaborative" effort to control the "lawlessness" happening in Salt Lake City's troubled Rio Grande neighborhood.But the details of that effort weren't unveiled — and they likely won't be until after the plan is already underway.That's according to Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, who
  
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• Utah woman dies after domestic dispute on Alaskan cruise

  26-07-2017 20:31
  A 39-year-old Utah woman is dead as the result of a domestic dispute that occurred on an Alaskan cruise ship, according to a news release from Princess Cruises on Wednesday.
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• Person shocked by power line near Murray apartment complex

  26-07-2017 20:31
  Murray police and paramedics rushed to the scene of a electrial shock injury late Wednesday morning.
  Public safety dispatchers reported the incident was called in at 10:13 a.m. from the Lost Creek Apartments complex, 3950 S. State Street.
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• Ex-Interior Secretary calls move to shrink Bears Ears illegal, on 'the wrong side of history'

  26-07-2017 20:31
  Former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell took sharp aim Wednesday at her successor's national monument "review," calling moves to shrink Bears Ears and other designations illegal gestures that puts President Donald Trump on "the wrong side of history" ...
  
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• Ainge calls Curtis 'moderate', says he's 'not telling the real story on the campaign trail'

  26-07-2017 20:22
  
  Tanner Ainge, one of three Republicans in next month's 3rd Congressional District primary election, differentiated himself Tuesday from the frontrunner in the race, Provo Mayor John Curtis.
  
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• SkyWest plans new flight from St. George to L.A.

  26-07-2017 20:21
  ST. GEORGE — SkyWest Airlines has announced plans for a new round-trip flight between St. George and Los Angeles this fall.SkyWest President Chip Childs said Tuesday that the United Express service using a 50-seat Canadair regional jet is scheduled to begin Oct. 6.Los Angeles will be the fourth destination for flights leaving St. George, the Spectrum reported. The airport in the southwest corner of Utah near the Arizona and Nevada state lines also services Salt Lake City, Denver and Phoeni
  
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• Utah woman dead in domestic dispute aboard Alaskan cruise ship

  26-07-2017 20:08
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah woman died in a domestic dispute while on an Alaskan cruise Tuesday, according to the cruise line.The 39-year-old woman was aboard the Emerald Princess when she died in the dispute about 9 a.m. Monday, according to Negin Kamali, Princess Cruises director of public relations.Security aboard the ship is coordinating with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies investigating the death, Kamali said. Investigators were expected to board the ship Wednesday when it reac
  
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• Man in critical condition after being shocked by Murray power line

  26-07-2017 20:08
  
  A man is in critical condition after being shocked during an industrial accident by a power line Wednesday morning, according to Murray City police officer Kenny Bass.
  
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• Utah 1 of 12 states linked to Mexican papayas salmonella outbreak

  26-07-2017 20:00
  DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. health officials say consumers should avoid a variety of papaya from Mexico linked to a salmonella outbreak that has been blamed for the death of a person in New York City and for sickening 46 others in 12 states — including Utah.The Food and Drug Administration said in a news release Tuesday that it and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working with state health officials to track cases of the foodborne illness linked to Caribena brand M
  
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• Hatch breaks with Trump, says transgender people should be able to serve in the military

  26-07-2017 19:59
  Washington :Sen. Orrin Hatch broke with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, disagreeing with the commander in chief's new directive to bar transgender people from military service.
  "I don't think we should be discriminating against anyone," Hatch, ...
  
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• Jewell bashes Trump administration over monument review

  26-07-2017 19:58
  SALT LAKE CITY — Former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell blasted the Trump administration over its ongoing monument review that she asserts is illegal and will put the U.S. president on the wrong side of history.In her first public speech since leaving her Cabinet position, Jewell spoke Wednesday at the opening breakfast of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, excoriating any move by President Donald Trump to dismantle existing monuments, including Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in
  
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• Police: Man shot, killed in Pioneer Park

  26-07-2017 19:57
  SALT LAKE CITY — Police are investigating the death of a man who was shot and killed in Pioneer Park overnight Wednesday.Officers responding to reports of shots fired in the area about 1:30 a.m. found the body of Shawn Manymules, 26, on the west side of the park, Salt Lake police detective Robert Ungricht said.Detectives were working Wednesday to determine who may have been responsible for the shooting and what may have motivated the attack, Ungricht said. Heavy rain overnight slowed the i
  
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• Kirby: Take this test - I did - and see if you're smarter than me and virtually everyone else

  26-07-2017 19:33
  I'm a damn genius. Not about everything, of course. Just history. I know this because I recently passed a test that only one in 50 people are capable of completing correctly. I'd feel better about it if I wasn't so scared.
  The test was administered o...
  
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• FBI investigating death of Utah woman on Alaskan cruise ship

  26-07-2017 19:31
  
  The FBI and Alaska police are investigating a Utah woman’s death after a domestic dispute on an Alaskan cruise ship Tuesday night, officials said.
  
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• A.M. notes: Lee changes health care vote, Ainge speaks on Curtis, Outdoor Retailer kicks off

  26-07-2017 19:27
  Here’s a look at the news for July 26.Lee reverses decision on health care as Senate votes down billUtah Sen. Mike Lee changed his mind about repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, voting instead on Tuesday for the Senate to move forward on the debate, according to the Deseret News.Lee’s vote broke the 50-50 tie, giving the Republicans a chance to debate repealing and replacing the health care bill. Lee previously was a hold out, much like GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa M
  
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• This Utah couple goes viral after sharing their relationship's best moments in 'adorable' Twitter thread

  26-07-2017 19:25
  A Utah couple decided to chronicle their entire relationship on Twitter.Zoe Prina and her now-husband Rob highlighted all the best moments of their relationship in a single Twitter thread, according to Mashable.Zoe first posted about Rob about eight months ago, telling her followers that she had met a cute guy to date.Every so often she updated the thread to show what the couple was going through.Such highlights include dating for two months.Or when Zoe met his parents.https://twitter.com/ZoePri
  
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• Koch group contract offers 'in-kind services' to U. for guest speakers, curriculum, textbooks

  26-07-2017 19:19
  
  The University of Utah's new quantitative analysis institute could in the future accept "in-kind services" from the Charles Koch Foundation, according to the two organizations' gift agreement finalized Monday.
  
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• Waist-deep water floods homes, cuts power in Salt Lake

  26-07-2017 19:06
  
  Flooding from an early morning storm led to some road closures, TRAX delays and power outages in the Salt Lake Valley Wednesday morning.
  
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• Utah forecast: 'Torrential' thunderstorms flood Wasatch Front intersections

  26-07-2017 18:51
  Heavy rain overwhelmed storm drains along the Wasatch Front early Wednesday, flooding and closing down numerous low-lying intersections and reducing much of the morning commute into a crawl.
  Public safety dispatchers were swamped, too, mobilizing pol...
  
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• Sentencing delayed for Roy day care worker convicted of child abuse homicide

  26-07-2017 18:51
  A Tuesday sentencing for a Roy day care worker convicted of child abuse homicide for the 2014 death of an 8-month-old boy was delayed after the woman's lawyers asked a judge to set aside her conviction.
  In May, a jury convicted 36-year-old Tisha Lynn...
  
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• Possible electrocution reported at Murray apartment complex

  26-07-2017 18:51
  Murray police and paramedics rushed to the scene of a possible electrocution late Wednesday morning.
  Public safety dispatchers reported the incident was called in at 10:13 a.m. from a unit at the Lost Creek Apartments complex, 3950 S. State Street.
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